Husqvarna YTH 2448 T manuel d'utilisation

03002 YTH2448T Owner's Manual[...]

2 I. GENERAL OPERA TION • Read, understand, and f ollow all instructions on the machine and in the manual bef ore star ting. • Do not put hands or f eet near rotating par ts or under the machine. K eep clear of the discharge opening at all times. • Only allow responsib le adults, who are f amiliar with the in struc tions, to operate the machi[...]

3 • Be sure the area is clear of bystanders bef ore operat- ing. Stop machine if anyone enters the area. • Nev er carr y passengers. • Do not mow in re verse unless absolutely necessary . Al wa ys look down and behind bef ore and while back- ing. • Ne ver carr y children, e ven with the b lades shut off. They ma y fall off and be seriously [...]

4 SAFETY RULES ......................................................... 2-3 PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS ....................................... 4 CUST OMER RESPONSIBILITIES ................................. 4 ASSEMBL Y ................................................................. 5-6 OPERA TION .....................................................[...]

5 UNASSEMBLED P AR TS (2) Keys Slope Sheet Key (1) Oil Drain Tube ASSEMBL Y When right or left hand is mentioned in this man ual, it means when you are in the oper ating po si tion (seated be hind the steer ing wheel). T O REMO VE TRA CT OR FROM CAR TO N UNP A CK CART ON • Remov e all accessible loose par ts and par ts car tons from car ton. • [...]

6 ASSEMBL Y CHECK TIRE PRESSURE The tires on your tr actor were ov er infl ated at the f actor y f or shipping pur poses. Correct tire pressure is impor tant f or best cutting performance. • Reduce tire pressure to PSI shown on tires. CHECK DECK LEVELNESS F or best cutting results, mower housing should be properly le veled. See “T O LEVEL MOWE[...]

7 OPERA TION These symbols ma y appear on your tractor or in literature supplied with the product. Learn and understand their mean- ing. DANGER, KEEP HANDS AND FEET AWAY FREE WHEEL (Automatic Models only) KEEP AREA CLEAR SLOPE HAZARDS 15 15 (SEE SAFETY RULES SECTION) BATTERY REVERSE FORWARD FAST SLOW ENGINE ON ENGINE OFF FUEL CHOKE MOWER HEIGHT REV[...]

8 OPERA TION KNO W Y OUR TRA CT OR READ THIS O WNER'S MANU AL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR TRA CT OR Compare the illustrations with y our tractor to familiarize y ourself with the locations of various controls and ad just ments. Sav e this manual f or future reference . Our tractors conf or m to the applicable saf ety standards of [...]

9 OPERA TION FIG. 4 T O USE CHOKE CONTROL - N (See Fig. 6) Use choke control whene ver y ou are star ting a cold engine. Do not use to star t a warm engine. • T o engage choke control, pull knob out. Slowly push knob in to disengage. The operation of any tractor can result in f oreign objects thrown into the e yes, which can result in severe e ye[...]

10 OPERA TION T O ADJUST MO WER CUT TING HEIGHT (See Fig. 8) The po si tion of the at tach ment lift le v er (A) de ter mines the cut ting height. • Put attachment lift lev er in desired cutting height slot. The cutting height range is ap pro x i mate ly 1" to 4". The heights are measured from the ground to the b lade tip with the engin[...]

11 OPERA TION FIG. 11 T O WING CARTS AND O THER A T TA C H MENTS T ow only the attachments that are recommended by and comply with specifi cations of the manufacturer of y our trac- tor . Use common sense when towing. T oo heavy of a load, while on a slope, is dangerous . Tires can lose traction with the ground and cause y ou to lose control of yo[...]

12 CA UTION: Alcohol blended fuels (called gasohol or using ethanol or methanol) can attract moisture which leads to sep aration and for mation of acids during storage. Acidic gas can dama g e the fuel system of an engine while in storage. T o av oid engine problems, the fuel system should be emptied before stor ag e of 30 days or longer . Drain th[...]

13 FIG. 12 MO WING TIPS • Mower should be properly le veled f or best mowing per- f or mance. See “T O LEVEL MOWER HOUSING” in the Ser vice and Adjustments section of this manual. • The left hand side of mower should be used f or trim- ming. • Drive so that clippings are discharged onto the area that has been cut. Hav e the cut area to th[...]

14 MAINTENANCE T R A C T 0 R Inspect Muffler/Spark Arrester Clean Air Filter Change Engine Oil (with oil filter) Replace Air Filter Paper Cartridge Replace Spark Plug Check Engine Oil Level Clean Engine Cooling Fins Clean Air Screen 1 - Change more often when operating under a heavy load or in high ambient temperatures. 2 - Service more often when [...]

15 MAINTENANCE FIG. 13 02544 MANDREL ASSEMBL Y BLADE BLADE BOL T (SPECIAL) CENTER HOLE ST AR B A TTER Y Y our tractor has a battery charging system which is suf fi cient f or nor mal use. Howe v er , per iodic charging of the batter y with an automotive charger will e xtend its life. • K eep batter y and ter minals clean. • K eep batter y bolt[...]

16 MAINTENANCE V -BEL TS Check V -belts f or deter ioration and wear after 100 hours of operation and replace if necessary . The belts are not ad just able . Re place belts if they begin to slip from w ear . TRANSAXLE COOLING The transmission f an and cooling fi ns should be kept clean to assure proper cooling. Do not attempt to clean f an or tran[...]

17 MAINTENANCE CLAMP FUEL FIL TER FIG. 16 CLEANING • Clean engine, battery , seat, fi nish, etc. of all f oreign matter . • K eep fi nished surfaces and wheels free of all gasoline , oil, etc. • Protect painted surfaces with automotiv e type wax. W e do not recommend using a garden hose or pressure washer to clean y our tractor unless the e[...]

18 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS CA UTION: After rear lift links are dis- connected, the attachment lift lever will be spring loaded. Have a tight grip on lift lever when changing position of the lever . • T ur n tractor steering wheel to the left as far as it will go . • Slide mower out from under right side of tractor . • T ur n steering wheel t[...]

19 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS T O LEVEL MO WER Make sure tires are properly infl ated to the PSI shown on tires. If tires are ov er or under infl ated, it may aff ect the appearance of y our lawn and lead you to think the mo wer is not adjusted properly . • Disengage belt tension rod (K) from locking brac ket (L). • Install belt onto engine clu[...]

20 02966 A A 02548 B B PRECISION SIDE-T O-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Fig. 24) • With all tires properly infl ated, park tractor on lev el ground or drive wa y . CA UTION: Blades are sharp. Protect your hands with glo ves and/or wrap blade with hea vy cloth. • Raise mower to its highest position. • At both sides of mow er , position blade at side a[...]

21 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS FIG. 27 T O REPLA CE MO TION DRIVE BEL T (See Fig. 28) P ark the tractor on lev el surface . En gage par king brak e. F or as sis tance, there is a belt installation guide decal on bottom side of left f ootrest. BEL T REMO V AL - • Remov e mow er (See “T O RE MO VE MOWER” in this section of manual). NO TE: Obser ve[...]

22 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS FIG. 31 RET AIN ING RING WA S H ERS SQU ARE KEY (REAR WHEEL ONL Y) AXLE CO VER T O ST ART ENGINE WITH A WEAK B A TTER Y (See Fig. 32) W ARNING : Lead-acid batteries g en- erate ex plosive gases. K eep sparks, fl ame and smoking ma terials awa y from batteries. Alwa ys wear eye pro tection when around batteries. If your [...]

23 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS T O REPLA CE HEADLIGHT BULB • Raise hood. • Pull bulb holder out of the hole in the backside of the grill. • Replace bulb in holder and push bulb holder securely back into the hole in the bac kside of the grill. • Close hood. INTERLOCKS AND RELA YS Loose or damaged wiring may cause y our tractor to run poorly , s[...]

24 ST ORA GE Immediately prepare your tr actor for storage at the end of the season or if the tractor will not be used f or 30 days or more. W ARNING: Never store the trac tor with gasoline in the tank inside a building where fumes may reac h an open fl ame or spark. Allow the engine to cool before storing in any en cl o sure . TRA CT OR Remov e m[...]

25 TR OUBLESHOO TING POINTS Will not start 1. Out of fuel. 1. Fill fuel tank. 2. Engine not “CHOKED” properly . 2. See “TO ST ART ENGINE” in Operation section. 3. Engine fl ooded. 3. Wait se veral minutes bef ore attempting to star t. 4. Bad spark plug. 4. Replace spark plug. 5. Weak or dead battery . 5. Recharge or replace batter y . 6. D[...]

26 TR OUBLESHOO TING POINTS Engine dies when 1. Rev erse operation system 1. T ur n ignition ke y to tractor is shifted (ROS) is not "ON" while ROS "ON" position. into reverse mower or other attachment See Operation section. is engaged. Engine continues to run 1. F aulty operator-saf ety presence control system. 1. Chec k wir in[...]

27 M FUSE ST ARTER SOLENOID BA TTER Y ELECTRIC CLUTCH CLUTCH/BRAKE (PED AL UP) REVERSE SWITCH (NO T IN REVERSE) SEA T SWITCH (NO T OCCUPIED) SHORTING CONNECT OR CHASSIS HARNESS IGNITION UNIT HOUR METER REGULA T OR CHASSIS HARNESS CONNECT OR (MA TING SIDE) D ASH HARNESS CONNECT OR (MA TING SIDE) LIGHT SWITCH HEADLIGHTS ST A T OR FUEL LINE FUEL SHUT [...]

28 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 ELECTRICAL 30 33 24 42 40 26 28 71 59 194276D 29 34 43 25 27 41 50 Battery _28 8 1 99 100 91 2 27 22 21 16 55 46 46 90[...]

29 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 ELECTRICAL KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 532 14 49-27 Batter y 2 874 76 04-12 Bolt He x Hd 1/4-20 unc x 3/4 8 532 18 64-91 Batter y Bo x 16 532 17 61-38 Switch Interlock 21 532 18 37-59 Harness Socket Light 22 532 00 41-52 Bulb , Light # 1156 24 532 40 02-53 Cable Batte[...]

30 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 CHASSIS 14 214 130 130 37 194 194 194 194 181 181 182 68 68 189 216 216 176 176 176 175 178 165 228 228 183 194 184 99 152 150 202 203 204 210 208 18 15 25 207 211 209 212 180 215 217 139 139 213 213 68 218 34 130 130 5 161 156 156 199 162 177 196 221 162 176 176 205 206 58[...]

31 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 CHASSIS KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 5 532 40 18-23 Dash 14 532 40 18-24 Hood 15 532 19 89-07 Lens LH 18 532 40 02-97 Grille 25 532 19 89-06 Lens RH 34 532 19 61-25 Plate Engine 37 532 40 18-25 F ender 58 532 19 43-14 Brac ket F ender 68 817 49 05-08 Screw 5/16-18 x 1/2 [...]

32 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 DRIVE 80 56 70 74 220 74 213 171 116 197 196 206 26 207 209 218 216 219 143 186 189 49 187 50 51 190 52 51 51 52 208 210 170 211 211 125 125 166 64 185 188 116 162 162 2 2 169 169 17 33 205 161 35 1 184 167 160 160 42 drive-tex_10-husq-hydro-0510 203 116 33 163 214 148 215 [...]

33 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 DRIVE KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 - - - - - - T ransaxle , Hydro 344-0510 (Order Parts from T ransaxle Manu- f acturer) 2 532 12 35-83 K ey 1/4 x 2.5 15 819 13 13-16 W asher 13/32 x 13/16 x 16 Ga. 17 532 19 72-96 Spring, Brake 26 532 19[...]

34 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 STEERING ASSEMBL Y 6 5 13 13 53 8 9 9 8 8 7 7 62 4 35 16 19 63 63 57 60 59 58 28 13 22 64 70 68 69 67 67 66 15 15 14 14 21 51 26 1 45 61 2 6 steering-tex_4-husq KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 532 19 39-43 Wheel, Steering 2 532 19 59-68 Axle Asm., F ront 4 532 19 47-43 Sp[...]

35 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 ENGINE KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION NO TE: All component dimensions giv en in U .S. inches 1 inch = 25.4 mm F or engine ser vice and replacement par ts, call the toll free number f or your engine manuf acturer listed below: Briggs & Stratton 1-800-233-3723 K ohler Co[...]

36 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 SEA T ASSEMBL Y 1 532 19 75-26 Seat 2 532 18 01-66 Brac ket Piv ot Fender 3 532 14 06-75 Strap , Asm F ender 5 532 14 50-06 Clip , Push In, Hinged 6 873 80 06-00 Nut, Lock W/Ins. 3/8-16 unc 7 532 12 41-81 Spring, Seat Cprsn 8 532 17 18-77 Bolt 5/16-18 uncx 3/4 w/Sems 10 532[...]

37 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 DECALS NO TE: All component dimensions given in U .S. inches 1 inch = 25.4 mm KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 6 2 1 3 11 4 10 5 9 8 7 wheel_art_1-vgt WHEELS AND TIRES KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 17 16 16 1 532 05 91-92 Cap , V alve , Tire[...]

38 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 MO WER DECK 47 7 50 46 32 33 31 30 1 33 48 52 43 54 97 33 49 39 185 46 46 6 21 122 114 98 31 32 25 26 24 27 194 113 17 21 49 187 190 188 190 187 120 117 116 189 21 18 13 14 15 22 20 11 8 29 48_Deck_tex_6[...]

39 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 MO WER DECK KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION NO TE: All component dimensions given in U .S. inches 1 inch = 25.4 mm 1 532 19 72-16 Deck Weldment Mo wer 6 532 19 72-48 Cov er Mandrel LH 7 532 19 91-02 Cov er Mandrel RH 8 532 17 43-65 Bolt 7/16 [...]

40 TRA CT OR - MODEL NO . YTH2448T (96043000800), PRODUCT NO . 960 43 00-08 MO WER LIFT 7 3 87 10 88 2 89 90 87 98 97 97 91 lift-tex_3 89 87 89 87 2 532 19 52-23 Shaft Asm., Lift 3 532 19 52-30 Le ver Asm., Lift Rh 7 532 19 64-92 Grip, Le ver 10 532 19 63-14 Spring T orsion 87 532 19 42-09 Pin Cotter 7/16 Bow Tie Lock 88 532 19 53-04 Spring Lift As[...]

41 SER VICE NO TES[...]

42 15 DEGREES MAX. FO LD ALO NG DO TTED LINE THIS IS A 15 DEG REE SLO PE ONLY RIDE UP AND DOWN HILL, NOT ACROSS HILL SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR SIGHTING SLOPES FOR SAFE OPERATION WARNING: To avoid serious injury, operate your tractor up and down the face of slopes, never across the face. Do not mow slopes greater than 15 degrees. Make turns gradually to p[...]

43 SECTION 1: LIMITED W ARRANTY Husqvarna Forest & Garden Company (“Husqv ar na”) warrants Husqv arna product to the or iginal purchaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase for the “Warr anty Period” of the product as set forth below: Lifetime W arranty: All tiller tines against breakage, trimme[...]

532 40 12-78 Re v . 4 03.27.06 TR/VB/TR Printed in U.S .A.[...]